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Sigourney Weaver hopes for a role in the Ghostbusters reboot; calls the all-female cast “awesome”

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With all of the hullabaloo over Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5, Sigourney Weaver has had the majority of her Chappie interview questions surrounding her return to the role of Ripley. But someone did take the time to ask about her thoughts on Paul Feig’s all-female Ghostbusters reboot. “I think that’s awesome,” she told Screenrant. “I think […]

Rian Johnson, Neill Blomkamp and The Russos: Young Directors Selling Out

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The Across the Pondcast returns once again for another episode! On today’s episode, Anghus Houvouras and Rohan Morbey sit down to talk about the latest trend in Hollywood – young indie filmmakers who move up to the studio system without much time to grow. Is it a good thing, is it a bad thing? Are […]

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Trailer – Flickering Myth Reaction

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The Flickering Myth writing team react… We got a small teaser on Sunday and then the full trailer yesterday – we’ve got our first look at Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. Tom on a plane, eh? But what did the Flickering Myth writing staff make of it all? Chris Cooper: Scientology won’t allow Tom Cruise […]

Interview: Alexandre O. Philippe talks Doc of the Dead and watering down the zombie genre

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Luke Owen sits down with Doc of the Dead director Alexandre O. Philippe… Out on DVD and VOD on Monday, Doc of the Dead is the most comprehensive look at the zombie sub-genre within horror. To celebrate its release, Luke Owen sat down with director Alexandre O. Philippe to talk about the documentary, his thoughts on […]

Arrow’s Stephen Amell cast as Casey Jones in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2

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Last year’s Michael Bay-produced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles performed so well at the box office on its opening weekend, that Paramount announced its sequel before a director or cast had been set. It’s expected many of the cast will return, but now we have our first new addition. Variety are reporting that Arrow star Stephen Amell […]

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice teaser trailer | Flickering Myth Reaction

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The Flickering Myth team react… The film may still be 11 months away, but we’ve been given our first look at Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice via a teaser trailer! It was first leaked online (who didn’t see that coming?!) and then it was officially released less than 24 hours later. But […]

Joss Whedon has “no immediate plans” to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe following Avengers: Age of Ultron

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In news that surprised some folk (although not everyone following the Sony email hack back in December), Joss Whedon will not be returning to his Avengers franchise to direct Avengers: Infinity War – Parts 1 and Part 2, which will now be helmed by Anthony and Joe Russo (Captain America: The Winter Soldier). So where does […]

Movie Review – Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

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Avengers: Age of Ultron, 2015 Written and directed by Joss Whedon Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Samuel L. Jackson, Paul Bettany, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, James Spader, Thomas Kretschmann, Cobie Smulders, Claudia Kim, Andy Serkis, Don Cheadle, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Hayley Atwell and Linda Cardellini SYNOPSIS: […]

SPOILERS: And the post-credits scene from Avengers: Age of Ultron is…

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WARNING: SPOILERS BELOW. OBVIOUSLY. Out in cinemas this Thursday, we caught an early screening of Avengers: Age of Ultron and are now here to give you the big spoiler of the day – the post-credits scene. Okay, so, we’re about to spoil the post-credits scene from Avengers: Age of Ultron. Still with us? Okay, here […]